Ronneby brunnspark, Spa park and cultural reserve in Ronneby, Sweden
Ronneby brunnspark is a large area featuring gardens, water features, and forested zones that show different phases of park development. The complex includes historic wooden buildings, lakes with small waterfalls, and themed garden sections spread throughout the grounds.
The park started in 1705 as a mineral water source and grew into one of Sweden's most visited spas by the late 1800s. This boom led to the construction of buildings and gardens across the grounds to attract and house visitors.
The five gardens — Doftträdgården, Japanska trädgården, Rododendronberget, Rosenträdgården and Vårträdgården — were laid out for the spa guests, and the 1921 STF yearbook credits admiralty pharmacist J. J. Ferber with part of the older park's splendour. Per Hasselberg's sculpture Grodan stands in the grounds. In summer the old Brunnshallen hosts a flea market, and spring water can still be drunk in the park.
The grounds lie about two kilometres from Ronneby's main square; the older guest villas line Övre and Nedre Brunnsvägen along the Ronnebyån river. Naturum Blekinge occupies the former gymnastics hall, and the old spa halls host a summer flea market. Spring water can be drunk in summer.
Villa Vera, built in 1874 for auditor Lindahl of Karlskrona as a summer home, has a tower with steep sheet-metal roofs, a projecting bay with balcony and an open veranda. Ronneby Helsobrunn AB took over the house in 1909, and in the 1940s it served as a refugee accommodation.
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